Liz Lumley
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Making hay in Fintech - Don't forget to subscribe to my Substack: elizabethlumley.substack.com/
Facing forward and starting again
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Facing forward and starting again
There are three ice cream stores within a five-minute walk; I call that a âgood thingâ
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6 days ago
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Is your phone a private space?
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Is your phone a private space?
When at work, soft porn is a home activity!
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/is-your-phone-a-private-space?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
20 days ago
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Why canât AI get rid of the right people?
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Why canât AI get rid of the right people?
Sometimes you need to throw that guy out the window before you get your glass of wine
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/why-cant-ai-get-rid-of-the-right?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
about 1 month ago
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Confessions from the dancefloor of fintech disillusion
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Confessions from the dancefloor of fintech disillusion
For the love of Pete, ditch the bar stools!
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/confessions-from-the-dancefloor-of?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
about 1 month ago
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How does AI know you?
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How does AI know you?
It seems I am a frazzled, middle-aged woman, who drinks coffee and sometimes writes about fintech ⌠OK
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/how-does-ai-know-you?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
about 2 months ago
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Should we re embrace the analogue â for survival?
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Should we reembrace the analogue â for survival?
And hire a journalist for their skills, not their technical proficiency
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/should-we-reembrace-the-analogue?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
about 2 months ago
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Three stories about touching grass and one about touching glass
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Three stories about touching grass and one about touching glass
My finger is fine, BTW
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2 months ago
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Three stories about the customer experience
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Three stories about the customer experience
Misalignment, shame and frustration should never be part of the customer experience
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/three-stories-about-the-customer?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
3 months ago
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Acceleration should be a choice
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Acceleration should be a choice
Asking every damn day whether I want to âdraft with Copilotâ is making me yearn for an electric typewriter
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/acceleration-should-be-a-choice?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
3 months ago
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To raise a son holds many responsibilities
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To raise a son holds many responsibilities
Given a choice between a Big Mac or a dinner in Milan, you all know which youâd choose
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/to-raise-a-son-holds-many-responsibilities?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
3 months ago
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When someone asks, âWho did this?â How do you answer?
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When someone asks, âWho did this?â How do you answer?
It's better off not knowing is not the way to find out if it is raining or not
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/when-someone-asks-who-did-this-how?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
4 months ago
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Hereâs to the hodgepodge
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Hereâs to the hodgepodge
Howâs your 2026 going?
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/heres-to-the-hodgepodge?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
4 months ago
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The Blacklist
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The Blacklist
Are you on it? đ
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/the-blacklist?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
4 months ago
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The crimes we women commit
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The crimes we women commit
When was the first time someone called you a âfucking bitchâ?
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/the-crimes-we-women-commit?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
4 months ago
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I'm the first guest on the "Good Company" podcast from Zngly! đ
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The Girl Disruptor: Elizabeth Lumley on Buzzwords, Bankers & Taylor Swift
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DIwZHH4QHkJ1eTPiOqYDP?si=kp1gxIhNSuC4ui9A5d4hfQ
5 months ago
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God respects us when we work, but loves us when we sing*
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God respects us when we work, but loves us when we sing*
Donât co-opt your humanity to a tool
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/god-respects-us-when-we-work-but?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
5 months ago
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The answer lies in the stories we tell
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The answer lies in the stories we tell
Never give up your voice â itâs your most valuable asset
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/the-answer-lies-in-the-stories-we?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
5 months ago
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I accept the great adventure of being me
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I accept the great adventure of being me
Have a holly jolly Christmas, everyone
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6 months ago
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The life of a freelancer
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The life of a freelancer
Itâs all about the bills
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/the-life-of-a-freelancer?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
6 months ago
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The 15-minute rule
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The 15-minute rule
This is a hill I will die on
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/the-15-minute-rule?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
6 months ago
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You canât surf that wave with one foot on the ground
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You canât surf that wave with one foot on the ground
A bag of corn chips caused me to go on a long mental journey
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/you-cant-surf-that-wave-with-one?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
6 months ago
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What if removing the mundane and routine makes us dicks?
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What if removing the mundane and routine makes us dicks?
Leave the coact check women alone
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/what-if-removing-the-mundane-and?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
6 months ago
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Cows donât know itâs Sunday
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Cows donât know itâs Sunday
Your bank should understand that
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/cows-dont-know-its-sunday?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
7 months ago
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Live demos and a late apology
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Live demos and a late apology
Yes, I am hiding my apology on a Saturday
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/live-demos-and-a-late-apology?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
7 months ago
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Remember the wives?
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Remember the wives?
Wives donât want âholidays,â they want funding for their startups as well
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/remember-the-wives?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
8 months ago
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Growth or humanity? Why does it have to be a choice?
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Growth or humanity? Why does it have to be a choice?
For all of those with a princess dress in their attic
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/growth-or-humanity-why-does-it-have?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
8 months ago
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I was introduced as 'The Kara Swisher of payments' this evening and it honestly made my year.
#NotMyWords
peeps!
8 months ago
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RIP â the conference press room
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RIP â the conference press room
Iâve visited numerous press rooms during my 31 years in this industry.
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/rip-the-conference-press-room?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
8 months ago
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Sibos 2025 Bingo!
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Sibos 2025 Bingo!
OK- this is a bit 'Liz' specific at times. But it's MY Substack :-)
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/sibos-2025-bingo?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
8 months ago
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The uncomfortable, comfortable status quo
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The uncomfortable, comfortable status quo
Donât worry about turning off the lights; they are all motion-sensitive now
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/the-uncomfortable-comfortable-status?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
9 months ago
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Were you ever one of nine people in the room?
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Were you ever one of nine people in the room?
Where have you planted your flagpole today?
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/were-you-ever-one-of-nine-people?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
9 months ago
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Have we made a Faustian pact with AI?
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Have we made a Faustian pact with AI?
The Girl, Disrupted Podcast - Episode One
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/have-we-made-a-faustian-pact-with?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
9 months ago
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No one makes money for nothing
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No one makes money for nothing
Happy end of summer, rant
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/no-one-makes-money-for-nothing?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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It's all about the little things
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It's all about the little things
Some words sound the same â but mean very different things
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/its-all-about-the-little-things?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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Trust me, Iâm a journalist
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Trust me, Iâm a journalist
Good âcontentâ does not emerge from the sad, safe, beige, and conforming
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/trust-me-im-a-journalist?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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Donât worry darlinâ, there are plenty of experienced people around ⌠today While doom-scrolling on a lazy Sunday afternoon, I fired off a LinkedIn post with a thought that I have been *thinking* about a lot.
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Donât worry darlinâ, there are plenty of experienced people around ⌠today
Be careful what you wish for when you claim AI will take all the jobs
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/dont-worry-darlin-there-are-plenty?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
10 months ago
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The decentralised Wild West of crypto When you watch hours of people trying to describe âtokenisationâ in 12 different ways, you start to question the âclarityâ claim in the marketing materials
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The decentralised Wild West of crypto
When you watch hours of people trying to describe âtokenisationâ in 12 different ways, you start to question the âclarityâ claim in the marketing materials
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/the-decentralised-wild-west-of-crypto?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
11 months ago
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It's summer, so bring on the experimentation!
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11 months ago
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I had many deep thoughts while hanging out with fund managers in Monaco. Humans will always run the world
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Humans will always run the world
AI, fund managers and the importance of good people in the world
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/humans-will-always-run-the-world?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
11 months ago
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Where do you find your spark? đ
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11 months ago
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AI is seductive, but those Black Swans are still floating
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AI is seductive, but those Black Swans are still floating
Sophisticated AI is a great tool, but it will always be a tool, not a replacement for sentient beings
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/ai-is-seductive-but-those-black-swans?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
12 months ago
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Note to event organisers: A "discount" on the registration fee is *not* a speaker perk. thank you, Auntie Liz
12 months ago
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Are you free for a coffee ... ?
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12 months ago
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We are The Roundtable Large, multi-day events have their place, but the most effective avenue for growth is the invite-only roundtable
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We are The Roundtable
Large, multi-day events have their place, but the most effective avenue for growth is the invite-only roundtable
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/we-are-the-roundtable?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 year ago
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Three questions at a trade conference shouldnât require an entourage Liz, pissing off PR people and event organisers since 1995
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Three questions at a trade conference shouldnât require an entourage
Liz, pissing off PR people and event organisers since 1995
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/three-questions-at-a-trade-conference?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 year ago
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Life, and regulatory compliance, is pain - deal with it I went from Jaws, to AI, to my loathing of unicorns - welcome to my brain
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Life, and regulatory compliance, is pain - deal with it
I went from Jaws, to AI, to my loathing of unicorns - welcome to my brain
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/life-and-regulatory-compliance-is?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 year ago
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The number of people who've commented on me saying 'Beavers' today is insane. (I was thinking about dams, people!) ta Brittany at Hotwire đ
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#fintech | Brittany Atkins
Unicorns are out. Beavers are in. At Hotwire's Fintechs in the Fast Lane, we asked Elizabeth Lumley, the godmother of fintech, who she thought we'd see emerge as the next unicorn. Liz offer...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brittanyatkins_fintech-activity-7330561270686851074-aH02?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAADPOBMB5BwG3mhBd-qVEL0U4UktF-Kvdts
about 1 year ago
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reposted by
Liz Lumley
Bus Rules đ
about 1 year ago
This may be the best thing you read all day âď¸
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Things weâve lost in the digital age I know, I could make my life easier and just Google how to play gin rummy
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Things weâve lost in the digital age
I know, I could make my life easier and just Google how to play gin rummy
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethlumley/p/things-weve-lost-in-the-digital-age?r=8zuu2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 year ago
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Podcast guest spot alert :-) Thanks
@harringtonstarr.bsky.social
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Rebuilding FinTech from the Inside Out
Rethinking Inclusion and Innovation in FinTechIn this powerful live-recorded episode of FinTechâs DEI Discussions, host Nadia Edwards-Dashti sits down with L...
https://www.harringtonstarr.com/resources/podcast/rebuilding-fintech-from-the-inside-out/
about 1 year ago
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